Although this recent ad campaign from PETA seems like a bad Saturday Night Live skit, unfortunately, it’s not. It’s the organization’s latest (and lame) attempt to use anglers in its animal rights campaign.
The ad asks “whether men who spend their time on a wet riverbank holding an extendable phallic object and being cruel to fish may be engaging in another form of overcompensation.”
Is this for real?
Monte Burke at Forbes points out the flaws in their argument.
What would you want to tell PETA if you could?
By Matt Brown September 21, 2010 - 1:56 pm
JUST LIKE WHEN A BABY LEARNS TO THROW TOYS, YOU JUST IGNORE THE BEHAVIOR AND THEY HOPEFULLY GET BORED BY NOT GETTING A RESPONSE AND MATURE AND MOVE ON.
By Spike Haible November 7, 2010 - 8:13 am
Never ignore PETA…they’re too dangerous. Here in Maine they tried to give lobsters first names and sing to them before releasing to be caught again and eaten—with butter.
The key (as TU knows) is to keep sending the message to the highest levels that trout/salmon fishermen know the value of high quality stream and watershed environments. Trout and therefore fishermen are the front line in the preservation of healthy ecosystems. Take PETA’s inane and (agreeing with Matt Brown) childish comments and use them to our advantage. TU is for grownup people making a difference and having fun doing it. PETA is for confused individuals spreading fear.